Label, or business form/label combination having multiple layered or patterned coated adhesives and methods of making same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a label or a business form label combination in which the labels have been created by applying multiple zones or coatings. The zones or coatings can have differing thicknesses, coat weight or may use a variety of adhesives. The label is intended for a variety of different industries such as business, marketing, advertising, retail, wholesale, industrial, personal, and the like and more particularly the label is suitable for use in contaminated or difficult to label applications.

1. A business form label combination comprising;
 a substrate having first and second faces, each of said first and second faces having a central portion and a perimeter portion; 
 one of said first and second faces having a first area for receiving indicia and another of said first and second faces having a second area capable of receiving an adhesive, said second area having a central portion and a perimeter portion; 
 a first pattern of adhesive applied to one of said first and second faces in said second area; 
 a second pattern of adhesive applied to said one of said first and second faces in said second area, said second pattern of adhesive disposed substantially adjacent said first pattern of adhesive such that first and second patterns of adhesives are provided in a stair step configuration; and 
 said second area having an adhesive free area extending about said perimeter portion. 
 
   
   
     2. A business form label combination as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said adhesive free area is confined to said perimeter portion of said second face such that said first area remains substantially free of adhesive. 
   
   
     3. A business form label combination as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second patterns has a different thickness. 
   
   
     4. A business form label combination as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first and second patterns of adhesive is selected from a group including permanent adhesives, removable adhesives, repositionable adhesives and combinations thereof. 
   
   
     5. A business form label combination as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first and second adhesive have at least first and second properties that are distinct from one another. 
   
   
     6. A business form and label combination as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the first and second properties are adhesive types. 
   
   
     7. A business form label combination as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said first and second properties are coat weights. 
   
   
     8. A business form label combination as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said first and second properties are different peel strengths. 
   
   
     9. A business form label combination as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said label is suitable for use in contaminated, discontinuous surfaces and combinations thereof. 
   
   
     10. A label as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said contaminated environments, discontinuous surfaces are selected from a group including, structural or composite corners, wood, burlap, furniture, steel, corrugated materials, manhole covers, cast iron, pig iron, foundry work, concrete, automobile and vehicle tires, logs, inner tubes, rubber pipes and hoses, automotive, vehicle components and combinations thereof. 
   
   
     11. A business form label combination comprising;
 a substrate having first and second faces, each of said first and second faces having a central portion and a perimeter portion; 
 one of said first and second faces having a first area for receiving indicia and another of said first and second faces having a second area capable of receiving an adhesive, said second area having a central portion and a perimeter portion; 
 a first pattern of adhesive applied to one of said first and second faces in said second area; 
 a second pattern of adhesive applied to said one of said first and second faces in said second area, said second pattern of adhesive juxtaposed over said first pattern of adhesive; and 
 wherein said first and second adhesive have distinct coat weights. 
 
   
   
     12. A business form label combination comprising;
 a substrate having first and second faces, each of said first and second faces having a central portion and a perimeter portion; 
 one of said first and second faces having a first area for receiving indicia and another of said first and second faces having a second area capable of receiving an adhesive, said second area having a central portion and a perimeter portion; 
 a first pattern of adhesive applied to one of said first and second faces in said second area; 
 a second pattern of adhesive applied to said one of said first and second faces in said second area, said second pattern of adhesive juxtaposed over said first pattern of adhesive; and 
 wherein said first and second patterns of adhesives are provided in a stair step configuration.